Curriculum

Reading:

Students will refer to key details in a text, and will draw inferences. Determine a theme of a story, drama, poem from details in the text, and the main idea. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama. Students will determine the meaning of words, phrases, and figurative language found in stories, poetry, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. Compare and contrast point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first-and third-person narrations.

By the end of the year, proficiently and independently read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade 4. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (ex charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text which is appears. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Read grade level text with purpose and understanding. Read grade level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Writing:

Students will write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (ex for instance, in order to, in addition).

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (ex headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience, With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.

Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. Recall revelant information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take notes, categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

Demonstrate and apply handwriting skills. Read and write cursive letters, upper and lower case. Transcribe ideas legibly and fluently with appropriate spacing and indentations.

Math:

Add, subtract and round. Measure & Solve. Multiply and divide big numbers. Construct lines, angles and shapes. Equivalent fractions. Decimal fractions, multiply and measure.

Develop understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends

Develop an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers

Understand that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry

Social Studies:

Students will study the Americas (North, Central, and South America along with the Caribbean Islands) using an integrated approach considering the following factors: Theories about the first peopling of the Americas- The development of Mesoamerican and South American civilizations- American Indian life in the Americas prior to European exploration. The causes and consequences of European exploration and colonization. The environmental, political, and cultural consequences of the interactions among European, African, and American Indian peoples in the late 15th through 17th centuries. Regional settlement patterns, significant developments, and life in the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies. Roles and responsibilities as members of a society. The contributions of various cultural and ethnic groups to the development of the Americas.

Science:

Students will apply systems and system models as they investigate how energy and the availability of resources affects Earth Systems (geosphere and biosphere). They also develop an understanding of stability and change with regards to how populations of organisms and Earth have changed over time.